Re: [PATCH] Add XMLEXISTS function from the SQL/XML standard (was: Add xpath_exists Function)

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Mike Fowler <mike(at)mlfowler(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add XMLEXISTS function from the SQL/XML standard (was: Add xpath_exists Function)
Date: 2010-05-26 10:14:12
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On tis, 2010-05-25 at 15:31 +0100, Mike Fowler wrote:
> I've been reading the SQL/XML standard and discovered that it defines a
> function named XMLEXISTS that does exactly what the todo item
> xpath_exists defines. My original patch named the function as per the
> todo but I think using the function name from the standard is a better
> idea. So this patch is the same as before, but the function is now named
> XMLEXISTS instead of xpath_exists.

The XMLEXISTS function works with XQuery expressions and doesn't have
the call signature that your patch implements.

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